Grow - Apple Day Festival Brighton

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This Sunday on a much needed afternoon adventure Lyndsey of What You Sow and I ventured to Brighton's Stanmer Park and Hall for their Apple Day Festival. We wandered around stalls, drank syrupy pressed apple juice and tried the amazing (vegan) apple crumble which was a well deserved treat after a week of running between freelance work, studio time and other work commitments. Lynds and I had a fantastic catch up and affirmed that this A/W is all about being good to yourself and making time for down time as well as spending time with good friends and those who really get you. Right?! What a lovely time x

Bits & Bobs - What I'm Listening To

Something Classic and soulful, a current pop mega hit and a remix of an old favourite. Diana Ross & The Supremes, Sia and Mountain Man. The first two you probably know about! But the last is a remix of a song called 'Play It Right' originally written and performed by the folk songstresses Mountain Man but now sung by the bands Amelia Meath and remixed by Sylvan Esso and Charles Spearin from Broken Social Scene (aparently!) into an awesome tune with a brilliant dance filled video to accompany. Take a look and see what you think.

Bits & Bobs - Norfolk Caravan Adventure 2014

If you are a regular reader of M>A>P you may have noticed its been a little quiet here for a couple of weeks... Working as a freelancer and running a small business can often take over every spare hour of your day and its important to occasionally take a step back and some well deserved time away from your usual routine. You may have heard that along with my besty and business partner at Super+SuperHQ Claire over the past year we have been working on a series of craft books which are due for release this coming October! With all our deadlines met for this project we decided to take a well deserved week away at my parents caravan in north Norfolk!

No internet, no email, no meetings or social media... instead we had an amazing week with time for walks, reading, films, naps, lovely food, nail art, British beaches and down time. A huge plus point of your best friend also being your business partner is knowing when you need time to hang out as friends and leave the work chat behind. Heres a snippet of our oh so granny chic week away in pictures.

We will be posting lots more holiday snaps over on our S+S facebook and the M>A>P Instagram!

Bits & Bobs - Kitsch Planter Update

A fun pot that has played home to many random pencils and pens for several years is now houses one of my favourite plant cutting that was a birthday gift in June. All you need is a pot, stones and or sand/grit as drainage at the bottom of your planter, soil and a rooted cutting. The broken toothbrush is a market for when I find out the name of this little chap.

Bits & Bobs - BlueBird Tea Co. Brighton

Bluebird Tea Co. are new in Town (B'town) and keen to whip us tea lovers up into a frenzy with their unique flavor combinations and self pronounced mixolgy style. At £3.00 for a sample packet these herbal infusions do not come cheap but after trying their 'Nearly Nirvana' white tea with Jasmine flowers and spearmint and gulping down a whole pot to myself in one sitting its fair to say they make a fantastic brew! 

Bits & Bobs - I like Weekends

   

On my weekends off, when i'm not hosting a craft party that is, you might find me wandering around Brighton's North Laine finding amazing Moroccan pottery and colourful street art to stare at, drinking a gin in the sun with friend's or at home pottering in our little garden and hanging out with my beau and our cats. These things are why I like weekends. Brighton is a wonderful place for people watching and for those of us living on a tight budget there are plenty of free activities and events if you search them out. With several lovely parks and of course the beach.